MAD APPLE

Pronunciation (US):

• MAD APPLE (noun)
  The noun MAD APPLE has 2 senses:

1. hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
2. egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow

  Familiarity information: MAD APPLE used as a noun is rare.

• MAD APPLE (noun)

Meaning:

Hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

mad apple; garden egg; eggplant bush; Solanum melongena; brinjal; aubergine; eggplant

Hypernyms ("mad apple" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "mad apple"):

aubergine; eggplant; mad apple (egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow)

Holonyms ("mad apple" is a member of...):

genus Solanum; Solanum (type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet)

Meaning:

Egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

eggplant; aubergine; mad apple

Hypernyms ("mad apple" is a kind of...):

solanaceous vegetable (any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon)

Holonyms ("mad apple" is a part of...):

aubergine; brinjal; eggplant; eggplant bush; garden egg; mad apple; Solanum melongena (hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable)